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GAO: CMS must take stronger stand on Medicare fraud, overpayments
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is leaving billions of dollars on the table by not acting on recommendations from the Government Accountability Office for Medicare oversight,
State owes $35M in Medicaid errors
Although hospitals in New Hampshire cut their state tax fee by $50 million last month, the state will be paying $35.8 million back to the federal government starting next year. According to the
Hospitals worried about Medicare RAC prepayment audits
Hospitals and other providers are concerned about the administrative burden that comes along with the administration's crackdown on improper payments. Through new pilots, Medicare will conduct
State misspent $263M in Medicaid mistakes
Virginia committed a major oops in Medicaid enrollment mistakes, worth between $18 million and $263 million in 2009, mostly because of human errors in manually processing applications, according to a
RACs correct $92.3M in improper payments
The government corrected $75 million in Medicare overpayments and $16.9 million in underpayments in fiscal year 2010, according to the first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report
Smart card plan proposed to combat Medicare fraud
Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to require the use of smart cards to combat Medicare fraud. What's unclear is who would pay for the technology, which might cost nearly $1
GAO: Medicare responsible for 40% of government waste
Inappropriate payments through the Medicare program comprised about 40 percent of all government waste, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). According to data from the
Dow Jones sues to expose Medicare payment data on crooked docs
Since 1979, a court injunction has blocked access to Medicare records that would reveal which doctors are bilking the $500 billion system. Yesterday, Dow Jones & Company, the Wall Street
CMS proposes regulations for Medicaid RACs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed new rules for recovery audit contractors ( RAC news) regarding their audits of Medicaid payments, a change intended to make the process
CMS clarifies new RAC guidelines
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun providing more succinct communications regarding its recovery audit contractor programs ( RAC news). In a letter sent to state Medicaid
